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M6.1 solar flare on 1982-03-08
ClassM6.1NOAA report
Peak20:231982-03-08 UTC
Duration34 min
Peak flux6.1e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 78 / 3850 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 29 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Active region | AR 3628 (15 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1982
X12.9
X12.0
X10.1
X9.8
X8.0
X7.1
X5.9
X5.0
X4.5
X3.6
X3.2
X3.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:31 | 19:50 | 31 | M1.1 | – | 3628 |
All times UTC. Until June 2017 classes are NOAA's reports of the time (GOES-15 and earlier included a 0.7 scaling factor); later classes come from calibrated GOES-16/18 data, so the same flare reads about 1.4× larger. Do not compare the two periods directly.
← X2.7 1982-03-07X2.8 1982-03-30 →
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A M6.1 flare that began 1982-03-08 20:10 UTC; No. 78 of 3,850 C-class-or-larger flares in 1982.